2023 Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in California
Finding the Best Music Master's Degree School for You
With 3,457 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, music is the #35 most popular major in California.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Music program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Music Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Music Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for music students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 40% of the music majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco Conservatory of Music. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in California list. SFCM is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
About 56% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 44% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.
Of the 56 students majoring in music at CSUN, 41% are male and 59% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California Institute of the Arts is a great place for music students working on their master’s degree. CalArts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valencia.
Women make up 38% of the music majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.
About 40% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 60% are male.
Read full report on Music at University of California - Los Angeles
California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for music students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 24 students majoring in music at Cal State Fullerton, 75% are male and 25% are female.
California State University - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree music programs. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Women make up 38% of the music majors at the school.
Azusa Pacific University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Music Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in music at Azusa Pacific, 43% are male and 57% are female.
With a ranking of #9, Academy of Art University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
Of the 22 students majoring in music at Academy of Art University, 59% are male and 41% are female.
With a ranking of #10, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for music students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.
About 38% of the students majoring in music at the school are women while 62% are male.
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Best Music Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular Music Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 320 |
| Oregon | 299 |
| Nevada | 94 |
| Hawaii | 31 |
| Alaska | 12 |
Majors Related to Music
One of 10 majors within the area of study, music has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Music
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fine & Studio Arts | 37,413 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 36,301 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 17,341 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 16,778 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 6,355 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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